Comments on: Cozumel – A Different Mexico

By: Janet Palma

Janet Palma — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:16:15 +0000

Thanks Chris. I just emailed the GM at the resort to ask him if they have a private desal plant or how do they treat their water. Despite the lower quality of accommodations, I never got sick eating at their restaurant and I at there exclusively. The resort is still remodeling so I am wondering what other upgrades they need to do vs are required to do by law there.

By: chris2x

chris2x — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:40:04 +0000

My understanding is that pretty much all the hotels had to rebuild and in the rebuilding there were a number of new requirements. I don’t recall if having your own diesel was one of them but water treatment and recycling were.

By: Janet Palma

Janet Palma — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:36:53 +0000

Hi there,
I just returned from my second trip to Cozumel and it sure has grown up some since 1995. I stayed at the far cheaper, less glamorous El Cid La Cieba Hotel next door to the Park Royal. I heard the El Cid had to do a great deal of rebuilding after the hurricane, although they are now only starting the process of remodeling and upgrading the place. It needs some help to keep up…Do you have any idea which hotels actually have their own desal plants since the hurricane? Since the Park Royal is relatively new, they probably installed one when they built the place, no? I also write for the Green Economy Post and I never did get this information when I was just there in December. Still a quaint island and yes, the locals do say it is the safest place on earth to them.

By: PB Resorts

PB Resorts — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:35:02 +0000

Cozumel looks like a great place to have a vacation in Mexico. I love the sunset photo you added. We also have a blog on Mexico travel, with a lot of great info! Check it out at http://www.mypueblobonito.com

By: BoggyWoggy

BoggyWoggy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:53:15 +0000

I love Cozumel and really enjoyed seeing the improvements to being a bit more “sound” in the systems dealing with fresh water, as you mentioned. While there, a horrible storm hit and the center of San Miguel was flooded. We were walking the streets, watching people deal with the “disaster,” and noticed there was no panic…no theft…no worry. People were helping one another and giving each other food. It was a much different Mexico…based on my other travels within the country at other times.